I know there's something going on, a desperate housewives fanfic

Disclaimer: I do not own Desperate Housewives or any of the characters. I do not own the song (I know there's something going on by Frida) this fanfiction was inspired by or its lyrics. No copyright infringement is intended.

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I can see that it won't be long

You grow cold when you keep holding on

Katherine sighed as she watched Mike walking away. For the third time on that week, he had left because of some 'plumbing emergency'. He had not even kissed her goodbye.

You know you've changed and your words they lie

That's something you can't deny

Their marriage was not at all going the way she had expected. They had not even been married for a month and he had already started acting strange and growing colder and colder towards her. She had tried to confront him several times, but he would say everything was fine.

I call, you're not at home

You're home, but you're not alone

She did not know what to do anymore. She had tried everything, but either he was unaware that there was a problem… or he simply did not want to admit it. Moreover, he sometimes gave the impression that he was avoiding her. That was getting on her nerves.

If you wanna leave, then why don't you say it?

Your love has gone anywhere

Why could he not simply be honest? As much as she loved him, she still had her pride and was not going to stay with someone who clearly did not love her. She deserved something better.

I know there's something going on

I know it won't be long

It won't be long before you're gone

There's something going on…

But Katherine was not stupid. She knew perfectly that Mike was still in love with his ex, Susan, and she was not naïve enough to by that there could be so many plumbing emergencies in one week.

I know a good thing must come to an end

But it's hard to take losing a friend

And it hurt. She wished she had listened to Bree when she had told her that it would ruin her friendship with Susan. Now she could see her as nothing but the whore who had taking the first man she had loved in years away from her.

I know what you think and what's on your mind

So darling, look, why pretend?

Of course, she knew where he was going whenever he played the 'plumbing emergency' card. She knew Mike too well. Sadly, probably much better than he'd ever know her. After all, she was the only one who had taken the relationship seriously.

I know there's something going on

I know it won't be long

It won't be long before you're gone

There's something going on…

She felt betrayed, but she was not going to let him see her cry. In fact, she was not going to cry for him at all. He was not worth it.

I know there's something going on

I know it won't be long

It won't be long before you're gone

There's something going on…

She promised herself she would not even cry when he finally had the guts to leave her. Which brought her to the following thought – why should she wait for him to take the first step?

There's something going on…

Without thinking twice, Katherine took off her ring. She would not need it anymore.